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Join PCSWCD for an invasive plants workshop

DOVER-FOXCROFT — What are invasive plants? How did they get here? Why and how do they grow here? What impact do they have on our environment? What can we do about them? Join PCSWCD on Tuesday, Aug.

Janet Mills mirrors CDC guidelines recommending masks in York and Piscataquis counties

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

Milo Garden Club annual Plant Sale and Fair

MILO — Come to the fair, the Milo Garden Club Summer Fair & Plant Sale Thursday, Aug.

Maine Forestry Museum inducts four trailblazing women Into Hall of Fame

The Maine Forestry Museum honored four Hall of Fame inductees during the recent Logging Festival Days in Rangeley.

FOR/Maine releases Forestry Workforce Development Strategy

AUGUSTA – Maine’s Forest Opportunity Roadmap, or FOR/Maine, announced the release of its Workforce Development Strategy for the Forest Products Industry.

Requests for new fire buildings reflect growing demands for emergency services

By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff Small-town fire departments in Maine have struggled for years to recruit volunteer firefighters and pay to maintain the equipment and buildings they need to respond to emergencies.

Search for man who disappeared in LaGrange continues more than 40 days later

By Sawyer Loftus, Penobscot Times Staff It’s been 42 days since Casey Cross last saw her brother, 32-year-old Nick Cross, and she’s spent every one of them looking for him.

US CDC recommends vaccinated people wear masks in York and Piscataquis counties

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Federal and state health officials recommended on Tuesday that people in areas with higher COVID-19 transmission wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status, a designation that includes York and Piscataquis counties.

Dover-Foxcroft selectboard sets $21.50 mill rate

By Stuart Hedstrom, Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Selectboard set a mill rate of $21.

Central Maine Power donates $25,000 for Greenville boardwalk

Central Maine Power is proud to invest in building — and rebuilding — community and nonprofit facilities that support local arts, veterans, STEM education and economic development.

Shah: Vaccinated Mainers should be prepared to wear masks indoors again

This story will be updated.

Martin receives Garnett and Gibbs Journalism Scholarship

Fishing Across Maine raises $10,000 to fight food insecurity

Throughout June anglers of all abilities cast their lines for Fishing Across Maine, a fundraiser for Wayside Food Programs, to help end food insecurity across the state.

Dexter man arrested for allegedly shooting at police

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — A Dexter man has been arrested for allegedly shooting at a police officer.

Even dead woodpeckers will cling to a tree

By Bob Duchesne I was surveying a block on the southeast side of First Roach Pond in Kokadjo, when I noticed a downy woodpecker clinging to a roadside tree, about 4 feet off the ground.

Feed your imagination with Thompson Free Library

“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination.

Refurbished scoreboard revives memories of a Maine school that’s been closed for 53 years

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Symbolism may be found in just about any item, and the source for a group of Brownville Junction High School alums and community members was a scoreboard.

Gov. Mills declares Aug. 7-8 as Maine’s first Wild Blueberry Weekend

With Maine’s blueberry season just around the corner, Gov.

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